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Spellbound – The Dream Sequence designed by Dali

I saw this surreal sequence showing the analysis of a dream for the first time a couple of years ago at the Dali & Film exhibition at the Tate Modern. It made me stop my steady circuit of the show and watch it two or three times on a loop. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick who hired Dali to do all the paintings, sketches and set design. The most outstanding of which is the curtain of eyeballs, which is cut (in the film) by a man with a huge pair of scissors. This two and a half minutes of film showcases Dali’s ability to visualize a dream and cleverly morph one object or incoherent scene into the next.

Laura Marling is a formidable talent. Over the past ten years the musician has dipped her toe into a range of projects whilst still remaining elusive and intriguing. She has produced her own album, created a series of podcasts, acted in her first short film, and has turned to directing in support of her new single Soothing. In Laura’s decision to add a further string to her creative bow, we had a chat about what sparked her interest in cinema.

Director Billy Lumby’s gripping four-minute recreation of King Lear Act II, Scene 4 takes place in a care home, bringing new resonance to the story and language. The protagonist, played by Phil Davis, begins lost and confused, but grows embittered and angry as he starts to distrust his daughters, and as such, the film becomes increasingly intense and disorientating.

Terri Timely is the LA-based director team made up of Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey. The duo’s film Dollhouse takes three elements; subject matter, protagonist and direction that come together to make a compelling, and at times moving, documentary about an artist who creates the fascinatingly life-like baby dolls called “reborns”.

Elliott Arndt is an upcoming director who gained a flair for composition and thought provoking narrative through creating music videos. Growing up in Paris the director moved to London to study film at London College of Communication, merging a fascination for music, film and fine art.